The Other Side of the World

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Alan Whicker steps in front of the camera in the ground-breaking Tonight show discovering his 'world'. Stars Jon Culshaw. 1958, fresh from reporting around the world, Alan Whicker takes his first trepidatious step into the world of television instantly finding himself at home when the cameras roll. To Alan's immense relief and happiness the producers like his natural, amiable style and he becomes BBC Tonight's roving reporter. But never one to stand still, Alan has an idea for a series of stories about social issues, reporting from the other side of the world. A 30,000-mile world trip, crossing five continents filming more than forty different reports. But he's proposing to do something never done before. It will be just himself and a two-man crew and Alan will direct, write, and front the pieces. All the rushes flown back to London for film editor Jack Gold to shape into stories for the nightly show.